MotoIQ Staff posted on January 02, 2009 21:03
Next, you notice some of the features of the holding layer; the seats are comfortable, firm but not so firm as to be annoying on longer trips with adequate bolstering to help hold you in during high-G moves. The driver's seat thigh bolster is shorter than the passenger's side to aid operation of the pedals.
Next, importantly the features of the operational layer come into play. All controls and switches easily fall to the driver's hands without stretching or straining, something Porsche should pay attention to. The meaty, pleasantly contoured steering wheel feels just as good as the best aftermarket racing wheels; the shifter falls nicely to the hand and is shaped to aid hand placement for easier cross gate gear changes. The shifter feel is positive and smooth, the gates are easy to feel and the engagement force is smoother and less notchy than the 350Z. The neat looking metal pedals with rubber grip pads are placed for easy heel-and-toe shifting even though it is not necessary, more on that later. We were not exactly in love with the floor pivoting throttle pedal, to us it felt somewhat odd, a feature that we dislike on Porsches as well. Pushing the smart key equipped start button was fun, like a Honda S2000 or perhaps even a racecar.
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| The center consoles controls are easy to reach. The shifter has an ergonomically designed shift knob and positioning to make shifting more instinctive for the 370Z driver. |
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| The optional navigation package has GPS and a host of Bluetooth compatible things located in the center console. The 370Z has state of the art telemetrics. |